#a5b0b0

Color #a5b0b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.42 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b0b0

RGB

rgb(165, 176, 176)

HSL

hsl(180, 6.5%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 6.2%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 0%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(71, -3.83, -1.33)

LCH

lch(71, 4.05, 199.15)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0123, 196.97)

HWB

hwb(180, 64.7%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a5a5

Analogous

#a5b0ab

#a5b0b0

#a5abb0

Triadic

#a5b0b0

#b0a5b0

#b0b0a5

Split-complementary

#a5b0b0

#b0a5ab

#b0aba5

Tetradic

#a5b0b0

#a5a5b0

#b0a5a5

#b0b0a5

Square

#a5b0b0

#aba5b0

#b0a5a5

#abb0a5

Shades

Color #a5b0b0 mixed toward black.

#879595

#6a7979

#505b5b

#353d3d

#1b1e1e

Tints

Color #a5b0b0 mixed toward white.

#b4bdbd

#c3caca

#d2d8d8

#e1e5e5

#f0f2f2

Tones

Color #a5b0b0 mixed toward gray.

#a6afaf

#a7aeae

#a8adad

#a9acac

#aaacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab0 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#a9a8b0 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#a6b0b0 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b0b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b0b0]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a5b0b0 (#a5b0b0) is rgb(165, 176, 176) in RGB.

No, #a5b0b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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